What was your childs favorite part of your Disney Vacation?

[ThreeMusketeers]

Was it something extra that happened that made their face light up? Or was it a special ride..or character, or dining experience?

Just Wondering.
Love hearing those magical stories!! :umbrella: :cloud9: :earsgirl:

[Pea-n-Me]

Last trip our kids made the height requirement for RnRC for the first time. They liked it so much we rode 14 times in two EMH nights! :faint: They're still talking about it (and we're still green)... :rotfl:

[Texan Mouseketeer]

If you ask my son his favorite part, you'll get a list a mile long...but every night he tells me he likes to go to bed dreaming about flying in Peter Pan's ship overlooking London and Neverland. I just love that he does that! :hug:

[Stitch Inside]

Last trip our kids made the height requirement for RnRC for the first time. They liked it so much we rode 14 times in two EMH nights! :faint: They're still talking about it (and we're still green)... :rotfl:
Our son also just became 48 inches, and rode it for the first and second and third, etc. time. It's his new favorite ride.

But his favorite part of this last trip wasn't his 7th birthday, but losing his first tooth. DW got him a special certificate at MGM,http://216.77.188.54/coDataImages/p/Groups/277/277216/folders/213309/1644114IMG0326.JPG and the Tooth Fairy brought him 5 Disney Dollars and a Blue Fairy pin.

[amw]

I took my girls when they were 3 and 18mths, and one of their favourite memories was Chef Mickey's. DD3 really got into the party atmosphere -- loved the characters and the monorail going through. The baby was apprehensive through the whole meal, until Mickey started spoon-feeding her ice cream to her -- best friends! :mickeybar Two years later, and my eldest still talks about the restaurant. We've booked it again -- and CRT lunch for the littlest princess.

Generally, at the preschool age, their greatest memories tended to be non-ride related: the parades, the shows, the characters, Downtown Disney, and of course... the hotel. "When are we going back to a hotel?" :goodvibes

[kristielee]

That's an interesting question...
for my DD, 7, probably a toss between BTMRR or RRC (or the resort pools)

but for my DS, 5 there is nooooo question. It is the little tram rides that you take in the parking lot from your vehicle to the main entrance of the park! :confused3

Like DH said, we could have saved a lot of $$$ just riding trams. monorails, and buses all week! LOL

[Livie's Mommy]

1. Pooh ride at MK
2. Playhouse Disney at MGM (can't wait to see the new Jojo's Circus part!)
3. The bus ride to and from the parks.

Of course she is only 2, so these were a very big thrill for her.

[kdtwiss]

we went for the first time in May. It was a double birthday - my son's 7th and my nephew's first, so we did the Wishes Birthday celebration on two boats as the whole family -(minus one brother who could not get out of work) In our boat we had my three boys, my grandmother, my aunt,my dh and my parents, in the other boat which the two nice captains tied to ours, was my daughter an neice, my two sisters and their husband's, my bil's brother and sister and their families. When they started piping in that music, it was just utterly quiet as everyone watched the fireworks, most of us grown ups crying! It was THE most amazing night! That memory will be with all of us forever! It was everyone's favorite memory.

[rt2dz]

When DS was 3, his favorite part was the characters. It was by far the highlight for him. He just still talks about it--we saw & met 68 different characters. He also had a favorite ride, Goofy's Barnstormer, which he rode literally 12 times in a row. His favorite park was AK.

When DS was 4, his favorite part was the pressed penny hunt--we had enough to fill 2 1/2 books. Characters rated high again. Donald's Boat was a big hit. Favorite park was still AK. And the best part was the first day. We checked in headed to dinner at Chef Mickey's, walked over to MK just in time to ride a couple of rides and have a CM ask us if we wanted to sit in the VIP section for the parade ($100 a seat usually). All the characters came by paid extra special attention to our kids, the only kids over there. It was fantastic!!!

[Kae]

When DS was 4 he favorite thing was the Neverland Club at the Poly. And Splash Mtn. This last trip DS 7 & DD4 loved Soarin'. And he also loved Mission Space & the Slide at WL. DD loved the breakfast with the Princesses at Norway. And all the rides in Fantasyland. We as a family love the Monorail.

Kae

[sjams]

Took my kids this past June and my DD :earsgirl: (7.5) favorite "thing" was meeting the Princesses in Norway for lunch and her favorite ride was Space Mountain.
My DS's :earsboy: (4) were the "slow race cars" aka the Speedway, the train that goes around the park and Test Track at Epcot!
Still hearing all about those.
Was a "magical" trip for all!! :wizard:

[angel7655@comcast.ne]

We went in January and my son...who was than three...loved test track. He still talkes about it everyday.

[Hunnybee]

We took DS to WDW for his 3rd b-day almost 3 years ago. His favorite thing of the whole trip was meeting the characters (and this was the boy that absolutely shook with fear at seeing Tony the Tiger character only a few months previous). His favorite characters were Chip and Dale and he was scared of Captain Hook. Peter Pan and Wendy actually offered to take him over to see Hook but he wouldn't do it. They told him they would protect him! :)

I have a picture from that vacation that I just love -- it's of him riding on the carousel with the most magical smile on his face. He's looking off to the side too. That's because Bert and two of the penguins were riding right next to him! (The penguins were sitting on a bench and Bert was being his usual silly self and riding on a horse while "laying" down with his feet up on the pole and his hands behind his head.)

Now he can't wait for next May when we go for his sister's 3rd birthday. He's already planning it all out and telling me he's going to be very brave now that he will be six. He remembers not liking most of the rides because they were so dark. This time he says he'll like them all and that he'll even want to go to get all the villains' autographs!

[antmaril]

In 1991, when my son was four years old, we took a cruise on the Big Red Boat and spent three nights at WDW. This was a very expensive trip at the time. There was no Internet to help find deals. My son had a blast - he met the Ninja Turtles at MGM. Danced with Goofy and Mickey on the ship - had the time of his life.

After the trip, I asked him what was his favorite thing we did on the trip. He answered "The teacups". I spent almost $5,000 and he liked the teacups best!!!

[smfritz03]

We made a ton of memories from this trip!! ( our first ever to Disney)

They all 3 LOVED seeing Tinkerbell wake up!!! They all 3 loved having the presents in their room on return and never once guessed we left them!!! That was the highlight of leaving the parks at nightm, to see what goodies were in the room for them!!!

But over all----dd6 lost a tooth at Disney---will never be forgotten!!!!! And she met Belle--her favorite!

other dd6 loved and tells everyone that Cinderella blew a kiss and waved at her during the parade---this absolutley made her whole trip!!!

ds7 loved HM and was brave enough to make it through Space MTN (he is scared to death of coasters) and his moment was seeing the Sword in the Stone and meeting Buzz!!!

Me and dh loved Whispering Canyons---the staff was AWESOME and really made a GREAT first impression on Disney (this was the first place after we left the resort that we headed to)---you can tell how much fun just by looking at the pictures!!!!

The kids enjoyed sitting in front of the monorail--but didnt receive their co pilots license (which they didnt know about). And the first sighting of the castle on the monorail was absolutely PRICELESS and caught on film!!!! Eyes big and mouth was a perfect O on all of them!!!!

And 2 hrs after hitting MK--all the kids could talk about was getting back to the resort to jump on the beds!!!! Couldve saved a ton of $$ and stayed at a hotel and jumped on the beds!!!!! :rolleyes:

And above all---everywhere we went--restaurants, on the airplance, busses, etc---we were told how well behaved our kids were and how much of a joy they were to see!!!! Which ,as a parent, is the ultimate reward!!! :cloud9:

Oh--cant forget this--woke the kids up at 4am to get ready to go "camping"---at 5:30am we broke the news they were going to Disney---ds7 face dropped--dd6 the youngest screamed and dd6 the oldest just calmly put her ear phones in and said, i know they are just teasing us----then to see their excitement at the airport was absolutely priceless!!!! :goodvibes

[vacationsareamust]

And I quote" The hotel pool" If I would have known I couldn't have saved some money. lol


They loved Mickey's Philamagic(sp?) The smiles on the faces made it all worth while.

[poohfan]

When DS was 3 it was Peter Pan's Flight.
When DS was 7 it was the resort pool.
For our next trip DS is 13 and he can't wait to try ToT.

[loveswdw]

DS was 15 months this trip (his first) and his favorite thing was riding the bus! But meeting Mickey came in a close second! ::MickeyMo

The look on his face as we stood in line waiting to meet Mickey and my DS realizing who it was he was waiting for--was priceless to say the least! Ear to ear grin! He loves his Mickey!

[annie1995]

Last year my 5 year old loved the train! My oldest then 9 loved ANimal kingdom. Especially the dino area! :cool1:

[isla bonita]

My kids like the pool. No matter what they go on and try for the first time its the fun they have in the pool that they remember the best. My nephews just came back and they said their favorite part of their vacation was the pool.

[ThreeMusketeers]

:dog: :paw: :dog: :listen:

I am sure my dd's favorite parts too will be the pools and monorail..I can see her now. LOL
Only 108 days to go!!!

Can't wait!!! :banana:

[juliegirl]

the escalator in the CR. And the little train at DTD. Best buck I ever spent... :cloud9:

[Nank]

I can't wait to go!

[Beth E. (NJ)]

For my daughter I think the biggest high was the first -- the first meeting with characters at Chef Mickeys and then the first glimpse of the Castle as you enter the Magic Kingdom and see it waaaaay up Main Street.

[MamaLema]

DS 7 is a "macho" kind of guy and he cried during Wishes because he thought it was so beautiful.

DS 5 loved Test Track the best. There were minimal crowds that day and he went on it from 9-11 am. I lost track of how many times

DS 1 loved to walk through sliding doors the best. At Epcot he spent hours walking in and out of Innoventions. Thank goodness they don't pay at that age

[Catie'sMama]

Some of these are too funny! When my DD went when she was 9 months old, it was It's a Small World and Figment at Epcot. I can't wait to see what she will think next month when we go (at almost 2.5 years). When were at the Boardwalk several weeks ago, she literally shook with excitement over the rides. Isn't this what Disney is all about? Seeing that wonder in their beautiful eyes!

[Msslaydbug]

Oh my goofness I am not sure there is anyway I could name just one. He loved WDW as much as I do !! When we fist took him he was only 5 and he thought that the Buzz lightyear ride was too good to be true. When he was six I believe the Neverland CLub was one of his favorite. Last trip in May would have had to been he was finally big enough to ride RNR - and like the others we had to ride it over and over, the trip next month he will be 8 and his faovrite part will probably be showing his new little sister all the fun things even though she will only be 12 months old !! Such a good big brother.

[dismom9761]

We went for the first time in April.
DS9-Tot and RnR
Ds7-Test Track and Goofy
DD6-all the characters and Test Track
DD1-the bird show at MK and the parade
The older ones really enjoyed AK.We road the rapids 8 times in a row.No line.
Also,they all still talk about the Wishes cruise.They loved that.

[benjyt]

We took DS last August for a quick trip - he was 16 months at the time. His favorite thing - running back and forth over the bridge in WL over the springs. He did that for 30 minutes while we waited for our room at the Polynesian!

[akamom]

For Ayden it was Cinderella giving him a kiss at breakfast. For me (last year was my first time) was feeling like a kid!

[cinjam]

When DS1 was 1 it was seeing Spectro Magic Parade. He said, "see dat?" so many times - super excited, wide eyed and pointing. My favorite memory.

[LoriLea]

I'm going to share my DH's favourite memory. DH and DD share their birthday on Aug 31st. Last year on DD's 7th birthday (and DH's 39th) they both wore birthday buttons at MK. The CM on Splash Mtn noticed them and let them ride in the front of the log! DD turned to DH and said, " Daddy, this is our special birthday ride!" Well, now, thanks in part to that comment, we will be celebrating DD's 9th and DH's 41st birthdays at MK once again in Aug 2006.

[welovewdw]

My 8 yo dd favorite thing was her bday in the MK - Cruella DeVille said Happy Birthday to her during the parade (in a mean voice, without breaking character, too - it was hilarious!) Actually, many characters wished her happy birthday during the parade - definitely what she talks about the most from our last trip there!

[madge]

for my youngest DD (3) --

making masks at Epcot, especially in England, because Mary Poppins hangs out there.

SHe also loves the monorail. Asks to ride it every day.

eating breakfast at the castle.

my older DS (15) would tell you Test Track, Mission Space, and Disney Quest. Maybe Typhoon Lagoon, too, LOL

my middle DS (10) is a little tougher, LOL...loves Buzz Lightyear, character meals, and all the stuff at Epcot. He's happy almost anywhere there is no thrill ride involved ;)

all 3 of my kids LOVE the Boardwalk entertainment in the evenings, and they would all tell you that listening to Off Kilter and sharing a bucket of popcorn is the absolute best.
:)

[3DisneyKids]

SO ma ny favorites, but overall our kids loved the characters and shows the best (which surprised us...we thought they'd be more into the rides)...but here is the breakdown anyway:

Fav ride = Buzz Lightyear ride in MK
Fav Show(s) = Lion King (AK) and Tarzan Rocks (AK)
Fav Character B'fast = Chef Mickey's
Fav Park = toss up between MK and AK
Fav place to see characters = The Studios (MGM)...we saw so many more characters here than anywhere else. Got 18 autographs and pics in one day (and it was a half day!)

And we stayed at AKL, so they LOVED the water slide at Uzima Pool.

[CanadianPaco]

For DD (7yrs old now) this past trip was doing her favourite things from last August's trip. But the crowds were bigger so we had to "get off the beaten path". Last year, we could ride Buzz a down times if we wanted to. This year, once then try something else. So her favourite things this year were "the something elses" - It's A Small World, Tom Sawyers Island, Carosel of Progress, and, believe it or not, Test Track! She'd never think of trying it last year but WOW! She loved trying the NEW things!

Sigh !
I miss the magic :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: :guilty: :guilty:

Marathon 2007 ? :wave2:

[GEM]

Paul was 26 months old on our last trip in June (his 3rd time there). On this trip his very favorite thing was the Donald Duck play fountain at Saratoga Springs. He also LOVED the Rainforest Cafe and Festival of the Lion King.

[Dizneydaz]

My DD (6 on next trip) favs are as follows:

Test Track(first time Jan. '05)
Hotel Pool
Typhoon Lagoon and Blizzard Beach
Hotel Pool
Fireworks
Hotel Pool
Princess meal
Hotel Pool (notice a trend here?)
Having her mom and grandma's undivided attention
and everyone spending the night together in one room.

25 days and counting! :grouphug:

[Bugsmom73]

Our favorite laugh had to be when we pulled into the complex and DD looked out her window and saw the entrance for WDW on her left, and on her right The golden arches. She said" Oh Look!! Disney World and McDonalds!!"

She loved just about everything dealing with the characters, some of the rides freaked her out a little bit but she loved Dumbo, and the cars, and Buzz Lightyear.

[GingerbreadCoffin]

Last time we went the boys were 2 1/2 years and 11 months.
The 2 1/2 year old loved The Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
The 11 month old liked Pirates of The Carribean...until he fell asleep.He would knock out everytime we went on a dark ride :confused3

[nicolemomof4cuties]

All three of my children say that their fave part of WDW was when Tink flew off the castle. They wer only 1.5, 2.5 and 4 at the time but it made a very strong impression in their minds. we are going back in Nov. and bringing youngest DS (he'll turn 2 at Disney!!!) and the first thing that my youngest DD requested was seeing Tink fly off the castle the 1st night. I swear that she is obsessed with Tink!!LOL :love:

[momimouse27]

When we took our trip in 2003, my dd's were 10 and 61/2. We wanted to all ride Kali River Rapids together but my girls(who don't like rollercoasters or really fast fast rides) wouldn't budge. I think they were afraid it was going to do some big Splash Mountain-type dip. After several sessions of bribing :rolleyes:
I finally got them to go. (Not too long after that my 10 yr old rode Splash Mntn,too!)

Now it is their favorite ride! I think they are so proud that they conquered their fears and got on that they tell everybody they love that ride....
For my son, who is 2 1/2, he really was too little to know much on our last trip last May but he giggled alot when we took him on the teacups :flower:

[LorlovesStitch]

My DDs (4) have been twice and both times they loved the monorail. Last year they were totally captivated by the princesses. However, they were also totally captivated by the tiny lizards that are everywhere in the parks and the Poly! They even wanted to take 2 home for pets! However, when a CM told me that we would probably have 100 lizards by the time we got home to Jersey, I quicky diverted their attention to some other souveniers!! :rotfl2: . Everytime my daughter Ashlyn sees a Pooh somewhere she retells the story from last year at the Crystal Palace. She was wearing a Pooh T-shirt and Pooh ran over, pointed at her shirt jumped up and down, and gave her a big hug and a high five! Then she helped Pooh lead the "It's My Special Day" parade, because it was her and her sister's birthday (my other DD was too shy to participate). BUT, their favorite thing/memory was last year at Chef Mickey's, when Goofy snuck up behind Grandma, causing her to jump about 2 feet off of her chair :scared1: Good thing my mom has a strong heart! She has yet to live that down, a year later. My DDs ALWAYS manage to bring that up and it's always good for a laugh, especially if we are somewhere out to dinner with Grandma!! :rotfl:

[disneynewbee]

My kids favorites were
dd (had 2nd bday at disney)- Crystal palace especially piglet. The characters were great and they got alot of attention.
dd 11- pin trading, she was practically stalking the cast members and watching the fireworks and the witch come down from the castle on halloween
my dh's brother who was 13- pin trading, buzz lightyear, and space mountain

the 2 oldest also loved the pool, the 2 yo never really got a chance to use it since by time we got back to the hotel she was tired- next time we will schedule a whole day just to hang at the hotel

We all loved hoop de doo revue even the 2 yr old. My dh used to see it when he was a kid and convinced me to go. I thought it would be cheesy but we all loved it. Anything that can get an 11yo and 13yo laughing so hard they could pee themselves is worth the money and it is definately on our do again list.

[dibey]

Whenever I ask my daughter what her favorite part of our trip was she always says the fountains at the Polynesian. On our way to Captain Cook's for supper on our first night there we walked past them. My daughter saw them and then looked at me with an excited smile. I took one look at her and said, "Go ahead." She took off skipping through the water in her dress. It was what she looked forward to every day at Disney World.

[3crazymice]

For my DS (3) Wishes. we were there for 11 days last July and watched Wishes 10 times. By the time we left he could sing the closing song, he still goes to sleep listening to the coundtrack at night.

[ksoehrlein]

The best day of our last trip had the potential of being the worst. DH had offered to "load the stroller," which I assumed meant putting all our park gear in the bottom compartment. Nope, he just opened it and got the kids "loaded in" -- all our rain gear stayed in the car. It was August. Of course it rained. DD5 had the BEST time running and jumping and splashing in the puddles.

When the rain let up, DS2 spent at least 1/2 hour mesmerized by the train set in Germany.